LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 187
Grounds for amending, suspending or cancelling registration
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 187
Grounds for amending, suspending or cancelling registration
187 Grounds for amending, suspending or cancelling registration
(1) Each of the following is a ground for amending, suspending or cancelling a
person’s registration as a foreign lawyer—
(a) the registration was
obtained because of incorrect or misleading information;
(b) the person fails
to comply with a requirement of this part;
(c) the person fails to comply
with a condition imposed on the person’s registration;
(d) the person
becomes the subject of disciplinary proceedings, including any preliminary
investigations or action that might lead to disciplinary proceedings, in
Australia or a foreign country in his or her capacity as—
(e) the person has been convicted of
an offence in Australia or a foreign country;
(f) the person’s registration
is cancelled or currently suspended in any place as a result of any
disciplinary action in Australia or a foreign country;
(g) the person does
not meet the requirements of section 175;
(h) another ground the law society
considers sufficient.
(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the grounds on which
conditions may be imposed on registration as a foreign lawyer under
section 203.